12-05-2011, 05:29 PM
Dr. Bates relates the expirements by which he disproved commonly held theories on the operation of the eye in Perfect Sight Without Glasses and one of the things he did involved a contraption where the subject would look at a coin 6" or so front of the face, and a mirror adjusted to read a Snellen chart at 20' behind via a mirror, like David stated. So, technically, the object is in the distance, however experimentation is highly encouraged if you are so inclined.
